#anyway i didn't want to make the main point of the post about catholic things

[fictionadventurer]

People will often say, 'If you could be with Lincoln for dinner, what would you want to ask him? What would be the unanswered question?' And I know I should be asking him, 'OK, suppose you had not been killed, how would you have dealt with the South? How would you have dealt with Reconstruction and all the controversies that arose?' But I know that if I really had him for dinner one night, I would simply ask him, 'Tell me a story, Mr. Lincoln.' Because then I would see him coming alive. He laughed so hard when he told one of his funny stories, his eyes would twinkle. And then I'd know that the Lincoln I knew -- who was somehow able in the worst days of the war to dispel the anxiety of his Cabinet members by his humor and his life-affirming sense of storytelling -- then I’d know I would have seen him alive.

-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidential Episode 16

This was where I had to stop the Lincoln episode at the end of my commute, and as I pulled into the parking lot I said to myself, "Wow, that's lovely." A little schmaltzy, perhaps, but I think it gets to the core of why people study history. Sure, there's the intellectual impulse to analyze and understand events with the benefit of hindsight, but deep down, the heart of historical study is a desire to connect with people. To bridge the gulf of time and space and get to know people despite the fact that they lived in a completely different century.

History's not just dry lists of dates and names and theories. It's people. It's personalities. It's quirks and memories and stories. It's knowing that a historical figure isn't just a face on a monument, or a source of information, but a guy who can tell really funny stories. And I wanted to share this quote because it really understands the humanity of history in a way I rarely see expressed.

#history is awesome #presidential talk #i had this woman's lincoln book rented on libby #cuz the library happened to have it and i thought i recognized her name from podcast ep descriptions #with no real intention of ever listening to it but now i may just have to give it a try #it's crazy how i keep thinking 'this era of history's so interesting i don't think i want to move forward in the podcast' #but then i hit the next ep and it fires me up to find out what's next #i thought the lincoln ep would be relatively boring but they take an interesting angle with it #and after all the buildup to pre-civil-war #i'm now desperate to see how they can possibly build things back up now that they finally broke apart #look at me treating american history as if it's a tv show #(of course i know the broad outlines but i'm specifically not refreshing my memory on later details to avoid 'spoilers') #anyway i didn't want to make the main point of the post about catholic things #but i do want to mention here in the tags that this approach to history #is one of the greatest proofs we have of the communion of saints #we have a drive to connect with each other despite coming from different times #we are timeless beings caught up in the flow of time #enough rambles time to post

[yuwhala]

I've been thinking a lot lately about this issue because Imane's season is finally out (and every clip so far is amazing). I've not watched Sana season when it aired because I needed time to accept that it was the final season and stuff. So, after watching it and loving every moments of it, I was quite taken aback seeing that it was for most people the worse season of OG. I've red the many critics made about why some stuffs were really not ok, and I do understand why people were quite angry at the show. Season 4 has had many flaws and reading about them hurted me because I loved it so much but it would be insulting not to point out the things that were not ok. I think the main thing that bothers me quite a lot is Isack telling Sana she has the obligation to educate everyone. I think that was not what Julie wanted to say but it still is the outcome of what we understood of this dialogue. Anyway, there is one thing I've red (I'm sorry, I don't remember where I red that or from whom it was) that I did not totally agree with : the fact that Yousef was not Muslim anymore was not realistic. Some people pointed out that it was created for drama purpose only and that it was not something that could have happened like that because Muslim people talk about stuff (I'm paraphrasing and I'm quite sure the original post said it way better than me). I used to be a catholic girl. I was baptised and did three big catholic events that catholic people do when they're teenagers (sorry I don't know what it's called in english). But like I said, I used to. When I turned 16, because I was growing up and learning things about life and all, I realised that I couldn't believe in a book and a religion that said stuff I was really against. I know I know, catholic people do not agree on every issue either. And I'm not saying that what I did is what religious people should do at all. Or that you can't have your own opinion and still be religious. But I was just growing up and I decided I was not catholic. I didn't even suffer a major shocking event like Yousef did (aka seeing his friend wanting to kill himself because he believed the quran said he shouldn't exist. AGAIN I'm not saying that's what the book said, I'm saying this is what Even thought it said). I know religions are not the same, and the way you practice your religion is up to yourself and I truly respect people that believe in something and can put so much faith in it. But I do understand why Yousef could have had doubts. But perhaps it's not believable because he is Muslim and that's not how things work when you're Muslim. This is not me saying that the people who thought it was unbelievable that Yousef could have doubts in his faith are wrong. But something so shocking happened in his life, when he was a teenager, at the age where you're growing up and question yourself and everything that's around you. And he decided it was hard for him to be a part of a religion. Also, Elias and his friends are still Muslims, even after what happened. It's nice to show that not everyone is the same and that doesn't make you better or worse. More than it being believable or not, I think it was needed that he was not Muslim because thanks to that we got the cockroach talk and many other talks about spirituality, religion, faith and beliefs. And I think that it was beautiful and I loved the fact that we never truly get answers for who was right between Sana and Yousef and they both respected the other beliefs without being insulting. And Sana's words really impressed me because as a non believer of any god, she made me see why people can believe in it. I know I might have an ethnocentric point of view right now, and this is why I'm posting it right here so you can feel free to reply to me and explain me why you don't agree. But at the same time if you think I'm insulting just tell me and I will delete this rant.

#skam #skam france #just a rant that I'm already regretting but I needed to write about it

[lucian-evander]

Hey so i said i would do this 30 days of autism acceptance challenge and it's april 6th and i haven't done anything until now 😅 and i'm pretty sure i'll keep messing up the days to be honest 😅😂

Anyway here we go

April 1st: Introduce yourself. Talk about who you are as a person. Your age, hobbies, special interests, family, etc. Anything you feel comfortable sharing.

Well i think if you see this post you probably follow me and know me a little but for the others : i'm Lorcan, i use he/him pronoms, i'm french and i'm 18 . My hobbies ? Well honestly i spend way too much time on tumblr, i read and watch tv and i make stuff in leather when i have the energy. My special interests are the mysterious cities of gold (i've been obsessed since i was 9 ) , my ocs , queer pride stuff , playmobils, i also started being really into badges these last months . Badminton, Narnia, the 100 and the 16th century used to be some too.

April 2nd: Post your redinstead photos today. Alternatively, you could talk about what autistic pride/autism acceptance month means to you.

Ok that's the one that kept me from starting this challenge in time because the only red thing i own is a cape and i refuse to wear a cape with a hoodie so i need to remember where i put my other historical clothes, i'll maybe post a pic at some point in the month if i can

April 3rd: Talk about jobs. Do you currently work or have you worked before? Was it hard for you to find a job? Does your job work well regarding your autism? Alternatively, if you don't work, what was school like for you as an autistic person? What was good about school? What was bad?

I don't currently work and never worked before , i spent half of my school years working at home , i was in advance of 3 years and since the schools didn't want me my mother was the one that dropped her job to teach me at home until i reached 4th grade, the actual school years weren't good but they could have been worse, my mom always fought for me to get more suitable works and helped me a lot with lessons and stuff , also this school was very little (like 70 people maximum in the whole school which went from kindergarten to 9th grade ) and only 5 teachers so high school was easier that it would have been in a classic school (the bad side of it was that it was a very traditional catholic school 😅), then in the middle of 9th grade i left and studied at home for 4 years waiting to be old enough to start a professional training , i started clock making studies at 16 and let's say it was a mix of things : too much hours for me (5 hours in a row is way too much for me), the whole covid crisis, my lack of motivation, teachers misgendering me...but yeah i was able to go only for two months, great..✌🏻/s . Also i never was able to pass my baccalauréat (main french diploma at the ends of the grades) because i can't pass the oral tests .

April 4th: Talk about humor. Do you feel that your autism affects your sense of humor in any way? Are there any inside jokes in the autism community that you really like?

I kinda struggled with humor when i was younger like knowing what was a joke and what wasn't ect...and sometimes i still do when i don't know the person talking because some persons make jokes with a whole serious face so it can be confusing . But overall my parents both have a big and kinda dark sense of humor and they gave it to me to the point where my first reflex in a convo is to joke so yeah humor takes a big place in my life.

April 5th: Talk about instances of miscommunication. Are there any examples you can give for a time where you misinterpreted an interaction with someone else or them you? What do you think went wrong with that interaction?

That definitely happened but i can't think of any exemples right now 🤔. It happens mainly when people say stuff that isn't clear enough / can be understood in several differents ways and very rarely with people i know well.

April 6th: Do you tend to infodump about things that you're interested in?

Yeah absolutely i think my mom must be happy that there won't be any more seasons of the mysterious cities of gold because it took 4 years for the season 4 to come out and she had to hear all my théories for hours during these 4 years 😂. Also when i learn about a new thing i tend to share everything i just learnt which is theorically ok i just have to learn to stop when i see that people aren't in the mood

If you reached that part 👏🏻 i would have never read all that 😂

#actually autistic #30daysofautismacceptance #red instead #autism acceptance month #♾🌈 #personal stuff #please don't reblog